These are simply the best posters available! You will be thrilled with the image quality, vivid colors, fine paper, and unique subjects.
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This beautiful reproduction poster by famed commercial artist Roger Bezombes, has been re-mastered from a 1980 poster for Air France’s service on the Concorde supersonic jet passenger plane.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" and 24”x36” format are excellent image sizes that look great as a stand-alone piece of art, or as a grouped visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online. The 24”x36” size has a 1” white border.
A great vintage-style print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY – CONCORDE SST & ROGER BEZOMBES
CONCORDE SST – SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT
The Concorde SST (Supersonic Transport) was a pioneering British-French supersonic airliner that revolutionized air travel by flying at twice the speed of sound (or ~1,350 mph). Developed by Aérospatiale and British Aircraft Corporation, it entered service in 1976, crossing the Atlantic in under 3.5 hours, but was retired in 2003 due to high operating costs, low demand, and the 2000 crash.
The Concorde could cruise at 1,350 mph at up to 60,000 ft, cutting transatlantic travel time in half. The cutting-edge design was known for its "ogival" (ogee) delta wing, narrow fuselage, and iconic drooping nose for visibility during landing.
It was powered by four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets with reheat, and could carry 92 to 128 passengers. It was also the first airliner with analogue fly-by-wire flight controls.
Development on the Concorde was initiated in 1962, and it was a joint project between France and the UK. It was inaugurated in 1976, and the aircraft’s primary routes were London-New York and Paris-New York.
The Concorde was retired by Air France in May 2003 and British Airways in October 2003. The primary reasons were high fuel consumption, maintenance costs, reduced passenger demand post-9/11, and the crash of Air France Flight 4590 in 2000, which shattered its reputation for safety.
ROGER BEZOMBES – COMMERCIAL ARTIST
Roger Bezombes (1913-1994) was a renowned French painter, sculptor, designer, and medalist. Bezombes studied in Paris, at the École des Beaux-Arts, and was heavily influenced by his friendship with contemporary artist Maurice Denis. His work was primarily in painting, and he adopted the saturated colors of Henri Matisse in landscapes and figure studies often based on observation of “exotic” cultures, notably North African and Mediterranean.
